Title: Identify restricted, semi-restricted, and nonrestricted areas of the operating room.
Course: Surgical Technologist I (14056-I) > Section: Exploring the World of Surgical Technology

Identification should include

- examples of restricted areas, such as sterile processing, medication room, operating room, and supply areas (where all personnel must wear scrubs and masks)
- examples of semi-restricted areas, such as a substerile room
- examples of nonrestricted areas, such as the hallway to the operating room, the entrance, waiting areas, and break rooms.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What do markings on the floors of medical facilities represent?
- What can make an operating room unsterile?
- Why must medication areas of the operating room be restricted? Why must supply areas be restricted?
- What are the potential consequences of entering a restricted area without wearing scrubs and a mask?